Table 1.

Number of participants in each of the four focus groups

	Hypertensive group		Diabetic group		Total
	Male	Female	Male	Female
Adherent1
60-69 y	2	1	4	1	8
70-79 y	2	1	1	3	7
Non-adherent1
60-69 y	2	3	1	2	8
70-79 y	2	0	1	0	3
Total	8	5	7	6	26

¹Participants were divided into adherent and non-adherent groups according to the status of chronic illness management using blood pressure or blood glucose levels and responses to the frequency of exercise, alcohol drinking, and smoking from the survey questionnaire.